Shloka 61

Adhyaya 89: शौचाचारलक्षणम् — सदाचार, भैक्ष्यचर्या, प्रायश्चित्त, द्रव्यशुद्धि, आशौच-निर्णय

Devanagari script

तृणकाष्ठादिवस्तूनां शुभेनाभ्युक्षणं स्मृतम् उष्णेन वारिणा शुद्धिस् तथा स्रुक्स्रुवयोरपि

Transliteration

tṛṇakāṣṭhādivastūnāṃ śubhenābhyukṣaṇaṃ smṛtam uṣṇena vāriṇā śuddhis tathā sruksruvayorapi

Translation

For items such as grass, wood, and the like, purification is traditionally taught to be done by auspicious sprinkling. Likewise, the ladles (sruk and sruva) are purified by hot water, so that the instruments of worship remain fit for Śiva’s rite.

Word by Word

• तृण (tṛṇa): grass

• काष्ठ (kāṣṭha): wood

• आदि (ādi): and other

• वस्तूनाम् (vastūnām): of articles/things

• शुभेन (śubhena): with auspicious (purifying water/mantra)

• अभ्युक्षणम् (abhyukṣaṇam): sprinkling (aspersion)

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam): is declared/remembered (as authoritative)

• उष्णेन (uṣṇena): with hot

• वारिणा (vāriṇā): water

• शुद्धिः (śuddhiḥ): purification/cleansing

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• स्रुक् (sruk): sacrificial ladle

• स्रुवयोः (sruvayoḥ): of the two (sruk and sruva)

• अपि (api): also

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It codifies śauca (ritual purity) for common materials and key offering-tools, ensuring that dravya (offerings) and karaṇa (instruments) are fit for Śiva-pūjā and Vedic-style oblations connected to Linga worship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By emphasizing purity of the means of worship, it implies Śiva as Pati—the supremely pure consciousness—approached through disciplined order (vidhi) that purifies the pashu’s outward conduct and supports inner purification from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual practice: abhyukṣaṇa (auspicious sprinkling) for items like grass/wood and hot-water cleansing for sruk-sruva; yogic takeaway: śauca as a foundational discipline that supports Pāśupata-oriented worship and mantra-japa.